What BOARD GAME(s) have you been playing?

I don't have any Cosmic expansions, and could use one to bump my player count. Even though many of the JERKS in my group don't like the game. Unbelievable, I know.

That said... what is the ONE expansion you'd buy if you could only get one?

Just had a play of Space Cadets: Away Missions and it painted quite a story. We seemed to really be wrapping things up when a few bad rolls of the dice really turned the tables on us. We had wrung out our options pretty thoroughly at this point so we were taking risks, but if things had gone a little differently we might have finished victorious.

Anybody reading this who things Sentinels of the Multiverse or Marvel Legendary are thematic and engaging should really give this one a try. Sets a very high bar for how cooperative games should work, and the dice rolling really makes you consider your decisions much more carefully.

S.

Did some Thunderstone last night after a long break. I really enjoy it, even though I never do great at it (and in fact got slaughtered last night, though I thought I was doing much better.) I dumped all my vanilla and am now 100% Advance and really prefer it because it introduces more uncertainty into the dungeon delving.

Excited to see what the final product of Away Missions looks like!

hotseatgames wrote: I don't have any Cosmic expansions, and could use one to bump my player count. Even though many of the JERKS in my group don't like the game. Unbelievable, I know.

That said... what is the ONE expansion you'd buy if you could only get one?

Cosmic Incursion is the correct answer. The Rewards Deck is the best of the variants, and the orange ships look awesome. Cosmic Conflict will do in a pinch.

Is 4 people enough for a good game of Cosmic?

I can tell you that 3 is not. I think 4 is the beginning of fun.

We've played with four quite a bit (Mayfair's Simply Cosmic was made for 4 players). More is better, but 4 works in a pinch. Don't play with less than 4.

I'm not sure how FFG's Cosmic works with Flare Cards, but when we play with 4 using Mayfair's Cosmic we shuffle in all the Flare Cards to give it a little extra crazy.

That would be completely bonkers using FFG rules, since they allow you to keep the flares when you play them. That's in line with Eon. Mayfair changed that.

You will get a different answer from everyone on how many people is best, but I think six is the best. Anywhere between 4 and 8 is really fun though. I can't imagine it functioning too well with 3.

I was bored today and I dragged out Robinson Crusoe. I got it in an early batch when I found it on the shelves of my local game store (no, not fucking friendly) even though it was way out of stock online. I played it about 12 times in a two week span... and then I haven't played it since.

I played a solo game today and the magic is still there, it is far more than the usual BGG flash in the pan, low supply, 3 month cult of the new game. It is an outstanding thematic eurogame. In particular, it is *tightly* balanced and feels well playtested. I have no idea why I stopped playing it, I almost feel like I got hyped out by the game when it was still sitting on my shelves and I could just play the damn thing! It's a really good game.